A question about triangles

[kel]

Here's the word problem:

From a distant point, the angle of elevation of a kite is 25 degrees. If a person moved 200ft closer in, the angle of elevation is 32 degrees. How high is the kite?

The answer is:367.2ft

I just don't know how to do the problem.

 

[jacket81]

problem

Hint: drawing a picture always help.
First, let y be height, and x be how close she is (ground wise) after she moves in 200 feet.
Then tan25 = y/(x+200) and tan32 = y/x.
Can you solve it from there?

 

[kel]

In class we use either Law of Cosines or Law of Sines. I'm just not sure how to picture it, therefore I don't know what the drawing should look like.

 

[Denis]

In class we use either Law of Cosines or Law of Sines. I'm just not sure how to picture it, therefore I don't know what the drawing should look like.

kel, believe me, if you're unable to picture a geometry problem,
then the solution will be completely of no value to you.